At about 2:45 a.m. today (Sept. 21), members of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office, Mexico Fire Department and McFee Ambulance responded to State Route 104 in the town of Mexico, near George Road, for a single-car motor vehicle collision. The investigation is pending identification of the decedent and notification of next of kin.
Officials at St. Luke Health Services in Oswego and Michaud Residential Health Services in Fulton announced Friday (Sept. 19) that tentative contract agreements have been reached with Service Employees International Union (SEIU 1199) Upstate. SEIU 1199 represents service and maintenance employees at both facilities. St. Luke and Michaud are affiliated not-for-profit, community-based healthcare organizations. The previous contract agreements expired July 31.
“Sudden power outages can come during a severe thunderstorm or windstorm, ice storm, or equipment failure on the power grid,” said Emergency Management Office Director Dale A. Currier, CEM. “People should be prepared for emergencies that could last 7 to 10 days.”
Summer 2014 goes into the record books just a tad cooler and a little wetter. But it will mostly be remembered for the damaging winds in early July, according to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service.
The Oswego County Office for the Aging, located in the Oswego County Health Complex, 70 Bunner St. in Oswego, will undergo necessary repairs to the sidewalk in front of its outside entryway. Beginning early in the week of September 22, the office’s main entrance on the front, or north side, of the building will be closed to the public while the county works to repair and replace the sidewalk.
At approximately 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, investigators made contact with five occupants of a Dodge mini-van in the area of State Route 481 and WoodRidge Terrace in the city of Oswego. The occupants of the vehicle were the subjects of an ongoing ACT investigation. Three of them were arrested. They possessed drugs they planned to sell in Oswego, according to police.
For the past three years, Jamie Leszczynski has held an event to raise funds as well as raise awareness about suicide prevention. She has raised around $40,000 over the years. And, with the help of friends like Shelly Sloan and others, she hopes to raise $20,000 at this year’s event, which is scheduled for Saturday.
Al Roker, SUNY Oswego’s most visible alumnus, plans to bring his NBC “Today” show segments to campus Oct. 16. Long an ardent and generous supporter of his alma mater, the “Today” co-anchor and weather and feature anchor also plans to take part in the college’s 10th annual Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 16 in the Marano Campus Center arena and convocation hall.
Today (Sept. 18), the Hon. Daniel King, Acting Oswego County Court Judge, issued a scheduling letter permitting the Oswego County District Attorney’s Office to file a full and complete response to the CPL 440.30 motion filed by Gary Thibodeau on or before October 10, 2014. The court is permitting the People to respond to both the original motion filed by Thibodeau’s attorneys on July 30, 2014, as well as the Supplemental Affirmations filed on August 26, 2014.
State Police in Hastings are investigating an armed robbery that occurred on September 13 at approximately 9:30 p.m. at Speedy’s Mobil Gas Station located at 2634 ST-49, West Monroe. The suspect entered the store, brandished a handgun and forced two employees on the floor and left the store with money from the cash register.
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